Time: A future where ships can fold space and much of humanity has
abandoned its depleted world. Two forces-- Government and Corporation--
vie for control of what's left of the Earth, of known space, and of the
universe beyond.
Hyperbreed tm: Gene-spliced human-animal hybrid assets with no legal
status, living, breathing slaves created and programmed to do their
Corporate masters bidding. Government, in trying to limit Corporate
power, has recently insisted "splices" be paid wages and has begun to
debate a bill that would allow the Hyperbreed assets to buy their
freedom. Corporate will do anything to stop it.
Maks: A race of alien robot pirates that exists on the edge of explored
space--terrifying monsters who wear the body parts of vanquished
flesh-and-blood enemies as trophies. An attack on Earth is next on their
agenda.
Caught in the middle: Byrr, Fext and Cammo, three Hyperbreed assets
who've run afoul of their Corporate masters. Thrown together on an
ancient freighter, their mission is to transport valuable Explosive Ore
to a distant mining colony. But their mission is far from what it seems
and the battle for their futures and the future of Known Space is about
to begin.
In the vastness of space, small betrayals can have major consequences,
playing the odds can change the course of history, and Luck isn't always
what it seems.
